I'm chillin' on a beautiful late November evening. Three of my housemates are out of town and I am sitting in the living room of one of the support committee members' homes. They went out of town for the week, and asked us to take care of the cats. So Tom and I are hanging out relaxing in this homey apartment less than a 10 minutes walk from our ( Read more... )

Many things have been happening, but only a few can I write about. I continue to live and grow here. Life is not always sweet, as God has decided I needed to be put with stronger personalities in the house -- I struggle with it every day when there are very loud talkative people and I am a quiet introvert, and their way of humor is to be ( Read more... )

Oh man, what a day yesterday was. Thank God for my strong spirit! I came home drained in body and spirit, but still joyful ( Read more... )

Well, the hurricane passed and we made it out alive. Delaware was not hit that bad. In fact, we were under a tropical storm warning with winds ranging from 30-40mph sustained and a few gusts above 50mph. There were some trees down, leaves and twigs everywhere and about an inch and a half of rain. On Wed. afternoon the govenor declared a state ( Read more... )

The last few days have been hectic. My first day of work I walked in the door and they were doing an inake. Shortly after I witnessed a second one. This shelter is different than one might imagine. It is an actual house, you wouldn't know what it was from the outside. It serves families with children. There is a lot of food, most of which is ( Read more... )

Well, it certainly has been awhile. I don't have a lot of time. I'm at the library in Wilmington, DE. Delaware...I still can't believe I'm in Delaware. I start work tomorrow ( Read more... )

I haven't done a lot lately...except sit in front of the TV and computer (watched the Mariners kick ass against the Twins tonight!). It really sucks that I have the motivation to be active. I really want to go for a run, but it's probably not a good idea with this cold...or allergies...or whatever it is. It's not even that bad -- just that I am ( Read more... )